Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in East Timor
East Timor: Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate was -94.44 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in East Timor, 2003–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
East Timor recorded -94.44 % change on previous year for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is down 118.9% on the previous year and down 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in East Timor peaked at 500 % change on previous year in 2024 and was at its lowest, -100 % change on previous year, in 2010.
That places East Timor 132nd out of 158 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | -37.5 % change on previous year | — |
| 2004 | 172 % change on previous year | -558.7% |
| 2005 | 75 % change on previous year | -56.4% |
| 2006 | -6.72 % change on previous year | -109.0% |
| 2007 | -35.14 % change on previous year | +422.6% |
| 2008 | 59.72 % change on previous year | -270.0% |
| 2009 | -60.87 % change on previous year | -201.9% |
| 2010 | -100 % change on previous year | +64.3% |
| 2012 | 69.23 % change on previous year | -169.2% |
| 2013 | -72.73 % change on previous year | -205.1% |
| 2015 | -77.11 % change on previous year | +6.0% |
| 2016 | -94.74 % change on previous year | +22.9% |
| 2018 | -50 % change on previous year | -47.2% |
| 2019 | -37.5 % change on previous year | -25.0% |
| 2020 | 360 % change on previous year | -1060.0% |
| 2021 | -100 % change on previous year | -127.8% |
| 2024 | 500 % change on previous year | -600.0% |
| 2025 | -94.44 % change on previous year | -118.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in East Timor changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +1060.0% | -37.5 % change on previous year | 360 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.79 % change on previous year | -60.87 % change on previous year | 172 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2010s | -51.83 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 69.23 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 2020s | 166.39 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 500 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 129 Bhutan -90.32 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Liberia -92.31 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Malaysia -93.01 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Croatia -94.59 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Sri Lanka -95.24 % change on previous year compare
- 135 French Guiana -95.83 % change on previous year compare
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0652 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in East Timor?
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate in East Timor was -94.44 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 500 % change on previous year in 2024.
- What is the lowest area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was -100 % change on previous year in 2010.
- How does East Timor rank for area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate?
- East Timor ranks 132nd out of 158 countries with data for 2025.
- Is area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Area burned by wildfires by land cover type, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Area burned by wildfires by land cover type Global Wildfire Information System (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Area burned by wildfires by land cover type. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.